Master Plan Update
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west phoenix campus
Existing Conditions
Planning Challenges
In 1986, ASU started construction on its West campus. Located in western Maricopa County, the ASU’s West campus is comprised of 278 acres. Today the campus has 861,546 gsf in 14 buildings. As of fall 2011, total enrollment at ASU’s West campus was 5,916 students.
The largest challenge for the West campus is attracting students and growing its enrollment. The lack of a critical mass of oncampus housing and related student life facilities has hampered its growth. Finding the right academic mix, supported by the right physical environment, will be a key challenge and opportunity for the campus.
The West campus is unique in ASU’s system. Its physical layout and architecture present a formal campus atmosphere, with lush courtyards, shaded walkways, and a central lawn fronting the Fletcher Library. The West campus has land to expand, but has been slow in its growth, partly due to a lack of on-campus housing and student life facilities.
Projected Growth The 2020 enrollment target for the West campus is projected at 15,000 students, the same as projected in the 2006 Campus Master Plan. This target could result in a future demand of up to one million gsf of new academic, support, and limited research functions. However, the current supply of under-utilized space on West campus and increased efficiency in the utilization of existing space may lessen the projected demand. The West campus houses the fewest students in on-campus housing, with 337 beds, for a total of 6% of its existing population. The ASU Student Affairs Residential Life Department has set a target of housing 20% of students on West campus. This would equate to a total of 3,000 beds, an increase of 2,660 beds over current supply. A first phase residence hall, dining, student recreation center, and recreation fields are in design or under construction.
existing conditions (2011)
Recommendations The West Campus Master Plan Update proposes sites for the construction of up to 2.1 million gsf of new academic, support, residential, and replacement space to accommodate a long-term build-out for an enrollment of 15,000 students. Of this total, roughly half of the square footage is reserved for future academic and support uses, with one million gsf for new residence halls, greatly expanding student life on campus. The West campus has seen slow enrollment growth in past decades. The investment in on-campus housing, student recreation, and dining services will provide a much needed boost to the quality of life on campus. Coupled with the campus’s intimately scaled courtyards and central lawn, transition from a commuter campus to a residential campus will provide an additional attraction for recruitment.
proposed conditions (2020)
Key Elements of the West Phoenix Campus Plan
Architectural Principles
Completion of the inner campus ring road will provide access to new development sites east and west of the current center of campus. Proposed three- and four-story academic and support buildings reflect the current pattern of tightly defined courtyard buildings along shaded pedestrian walks. Proposed residential development will create a new student neighborhood within easy walking distance of academic functions. Future development is kept compact to the center, with preservation of land holdings to the west, east, and south for solar field installations, surface parking, recreation, and long-term public/private development.
Campus planning at the West campus follows a classical organization with a primary axis carried from a formal entry through an outdoor mall and terminating at the Fletcher Library. Significant buildings in the campus core are arranged symmetrically to either side of this primary axis. The campus core buildings represent a postmodern style, through their form, density, materiality, and articulation of facades. New development on the West campus should maintain the existing cohesive campus feel while promoting architectural innovation and relief to the general homogeneity of the campus, as befits an institution that promotes creative thought, entrepreneurship, and innovation. Future development should explore contemporary architectural trends while retaining some of the core material and expressive aspects currently utilized by the core buildings.
Landscape Principles The development and implementation of outdoor spaces is crucial to the character, coherence, and comfort of the ASU campuses. The spaces between the buildings on campus form the common campus environment, and will be the medium that helps to create the identity and sense of place unique to each campus. The following landscape design principles are common to all campuses: 1. demonstrate ASU’s commitment to sustainability through best management practices 2. create a cohesive identity and sense of place throughout the campus by establishing a unified ground plane
Existing
2020 Capacity
Enrollment
5,916
15,000
Beds
337 (6%)
3,000 (20%)
Total GSF
0.86 mil.
2.9 mil.
Academic/Research GSF
0.75 mil.
1.8 mil.
Parking Spaces
2,811
3,750
Academic/Research/Support Acres
-
208
Development Acres
-
70
Total Acreage
278
278
Million Gross Square Feet
3. landscape architectural design must consider ways to sensitively mitigate and respond to the Sonoran Desert climate for human comfort 3.0 2.5 2
2.9 mil.
2020 Net Gain 2011 Existing
2.1 mil. 2.4 mil. 1.8 mil.
1.5 1.1 mil. 1 .5
1.1 mil. 990,000
860,000 750,000
110,000
Academic, Research, + Support
Residential
0 Campus Total
West Phoenix Campus Master Plan
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FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES PROPOSED ACADEMIC PROPOSED ATHLETICS
1 2 3 4 5
Academic expansion Future residential development Solar installations over surface parking Community economic development Phase I residential, dining, and student rec center
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illustrative master plan key elements
PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES PROPOSED MIXED USE PROPOSED ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES FUTURE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES PROPOSED COMMERCIAL PROPOSED ACADEMIC PROPOSED ATHLETICS ACADEMIC PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR COMMERCIAL PROPOSED ATHLETICS PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL ATHLETICS PROPOSED SUPPORT PROPOSED USE RESIDENTIAL PROPOSED MIXED RESIDENTIAL PROPOSED PARKING STRUCTURE 0' 1,000' N PROPOSED MIXED USE PROPOSED COMMERCIAL MIXED USE EXISTING CAMPUS BUILDING PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL PROPOSED COMMERCIAL EXISTING NON-CAMPUS BUILDING PROPOSED FIRST PROPOSED SUPPORT FIRST FLOOR FLOOR COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL LEGEND NON-IRRIGATED DESERT LANDSCAPE PROPOSED PARKING STRUCTURE SUPPORT PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT PROPOSED SUPPORT IRRIGATED LANDSCAPE EXISTING CAMPUS BUILDING PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PROPOSED PARKING STRUCTURE PROPOSED PARKING STRUCTURE RECREATIONAL FIELD EXISTING CAMPUS BUILDING EXISTING NON-CAMPUS BUILDING CAMPUS BUILDING EXISTING CAMPUS BUILDING POOL DEVELOPMENT FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES NON-IRRIGATED DESERT BUILDING LANDSCAPE EXISTING NON-CAMPUS EXISTING NON-CAMPUS BUILDING SOLAR-COVERED PARKING SOLAR FIELDACADEMIC PROPOSED IRRIGATED LANDSCAPE NON-IRRIGATED DESERT NON-IRRIGATED DESERT LANDSCAPE LANDSCAPE PROPERTY PROPERTY LINE LINE PROPOSED ATHLETICS RECREATIONAL FIELD IRRIGATED IRRIGATED LANDSCAPE LANDSCAPE VEHICULARRESIDENTIAL CIRCULATION PROPOSED POOL RECREATIONAL RECREATIONAL FIELD FIELD SERVICE VEHICLE CIRCULATION PROPOSED MIXEDPARKING USE SOLAR-COVERED POOL POOL PRIMARILY PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION WITH LIMITED-ACESS VEPROPOSED COMMERCIAL PROPERTY LINE PARKING SOLAR-COVERED SOLAR-COVERED PARKING HICLES PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR COMMERCIAL VEHICULAR CIRCULATION PROPERTY PROPERTY LINE LINE PROPOSED SUPPORT SERVICE VEHICLE CIRCULATION VEHICULAR CIRCULATION VEHICULAR CIRCULATION PROPOSEDPEDESTRIAN PARKING STRUCTURE PRIMARILY CIRCULATION WITH LIMITED-ACESS VESERVICE VEHICLE SERVICE VEHICLE CIRCULATION CIRCULATION EXISTING CAMPUS BUILDING HICLES PRIMARILY PRIMARILY PEDESTRIAN PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION CIRCULATION WITH WITH LIMITED-ACESS LIMITED-ACESS VEVEEXISTING NON-CAMPUS BUILDING HICLES HICLES NON-IRRIGATED DESERT LANDSCAPE IRRIGATED LANDSCAPE RECREATIONAL FIELD POOL SOLAR-COVERED PARKING PROPERTY LINE VEHICULAR CIRCULATION SERVICE VEHICLE CIRCULATION PRIMARILY PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION WITH LIMITED-ACESS VEHICLES
For more information, please contact: Edmundo Soltero Assistant Vice President and University Architect Arizona State University Office of University Architect Edmundo.Soltero@asu.edu (480)727-3792 cfo.asu.edu/masterplan
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